Books I Read in 2023 (Aug-Dec)
- Kate Sullivan
- May 11, 2024
- 3 min read
Let's start with the obvious; it's been forever since I've blogged, mostly because life has been a whirlwind these past several months. I started a new full-time day job, bought a house and moved, had a stint in the hospital, and have been kept busy with my photography business and general everyday life. But I'm back to the writing grind and ready to play catch-up! So allow me to pick up where we left off last year and share about the rest of my 2023 Reading Challenge.
I had shamefully and regrettably fallen out of my addictive reading habits from adolescence as things like work, education, and marriage took over more and more in adulthood, and in January of 2023, I decided that enough was enough. I was getting my Bookish Bean Self back.
In 2022, I read 2, maybe 4 books. In 2023, my goal was to read a total of 24, an average of 2 books a month. I was SO happy to have hit that goal by June! Reading brings so much joy, enlightenment, empathy, and fascination to my life. Books are SO enriching for my mind, my soul, and my own artistic passions, and it feels so good to be back in the habit of reading ALL THE TIME! I am proud to say I read a total of 55 books in 2023!!
I already shared the 26 books I read (or listened to on audio) from January to July of 2023 in a previous blog post, so without further ado...
Here are the other 29 book titles, authors, genres, and my personal rating of each:
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder (#1) by Holly Jackson- YA. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
Getting It Done When You're Depressed by Julie A. Fast & John D. Preston- Self-Help. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Good Girl, Bad Blood (#2) by Holly Jackson- YA. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
As Good As Dead (#3) by Holly Jackson- YA. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher- Memoir. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold- YA. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
The Strange Fascinations Of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold- YA. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Pageboy by Elliot Page- Memoir. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
Loathe To Love You (The STEMinist Novellas #1-3) by Ali Hazelwood- Romance. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
The Creative Act: A Way Of Being by Rick Rubin- Nonfiction. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Beyond The Wand: The Magic And Mayhem Of Growing Up A Wizard by Tom Felton- Memoir. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell- Poetry. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Cultish: The Language Of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell- Nonfiction. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
The Family Remains (The Family Upstairs #2) by Lisa Jewell- Mystery/Thriller. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
One Of Us Is Back (One Of Us Is Lying #3) by Karen M. Mcmanus- YA. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates- Nonfiction. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
How To Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine- YA Thriller. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
Mixed Signals by B.K. Borison- Romance. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest- Nonfiction. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell- poetry. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough- Mystery/Thriller. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle- Romance/Contemporary. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour- YA. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
Words In Deep Blue by Cath Crowley- Romance. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
All We Have Left by Wendy Mills- YA. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
As Far As You'll Take Me by Phil Stamper- YA. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams- Romance. My Rating=3/5 Stars.
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith- Memoir. My Rating=5/5 Stars.
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest- Self-Help. My Rating=4/5 Stars.
Of the 55 titles I read in 2023, it was difficult to narrow down to justa few favorites, but here goes...
My Top 3 2023 Reads were/are ~
3. John Green's Nonfiction The Anthropocene Reviewed
2. Rebecca Serle's Contemporary/Romance The Last Five Years
And my favorite read of the year...
#1 Goes to David Arnold's YA Romance I Loved You In Another Life
Have you read any of these titles? How do you agree or disagree with my ratings? Which ones would you like to see me review? Let me know in the comments!
Keep an eye out for a few book reviews coming soon, plus more reading and writing updates.
Later, Bookworms!
~K.S.
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